Name Date Professor Tragic Elements of Antigone and OMM A tragedy is a serious work of fiction that presents the downfall of its protagonist‚ who through some error in judgment‚ weakness in character‚ or twist of fate suffers crushing defeat or death. It also must involve incidents arousing pity and fear. The novel Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ and the Greek drama Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ both have the woeful elements of a tragedy. In Antigone‚ the main character Antigone is of the cursed
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in their lives. Because they are different in one way or another. That is why John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is an easy story to empathize with. It tells the story of two men‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. Having found work on a ranch‚ they form friendships with other men there‚ try to keep out of trouble until they receive their pay at the end of the month and work towards bringing their dream of owning and working their own piece of land into reality. Several characters including Candy‚ Lennie
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refused to let go. The girl eventually got away‚ and so did Lennie and George. They hope one day to reach their dream of having a farm‚ a few acres‚ and finally settling down‚ on their own piece of land. Lennie wanted to live on a farm with George and have all sorts of animals. The one thing that was most important to him was rabbits. Lennie’s maturity level played a major role on how much he liked rabbits. Lennie literally had the mind of a three year old. Just like the poem "To a Mouse" by Robert
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John Steinbeck uses the convention of Character‚ supported with techniques of conflict‚ dialogue‚ foreshadowing‚ symbolism and tone. This encourages the reader to respond to the themes of Friendship and Loyalty‚ Loneliness and Prejudice; and lastly Feminism. These are all found in this setting of the Great Depression‚ directing the reader to find the deeper meaning behind each of these themes‚ by making it easier to relate to‚ making the novella come alive‚ revealed through the use of Steinbeck’s
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Loneliness in Of Mice and Men The novel Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ takes place during the Great Depression era in the 1930s. Life changed dramatically from the thriving 1920s. Work was hard to find because of the bad economy‚ and everybody lived tough lives. It was even tougher for African Americans‚ women‚ and the elderly because they were all considered useless at the time. Everyone had no respect for them‚ and they were very low on the social pyramid. Due to their low status and respect
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Imagine being discriminated for the color of you’re skin‚ having you’re dreams shattered right before you’re eyes‚ stuck in a place all alone‚ or losing the closest friend that you have. John Steinbeck does a wonderful job of portraying all of these themes in his book Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck sets his book up during the great depression‚ there he illustrates the themes of broken dreams‚ friendship‚ racism‚ and loneliness. The main characters are George and Lennie‚ two migrant workers that
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In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses three main themes: American Dream‚ Loneliness and Isolation‚ and the nature of friendship throughout the novel. The novel Of Mice and Men is about two friends working as migrant workers during the great depression. Throughout the novel Steinbeck shows how each character is lonely and isolated in their own ways‚ such as Curly’s wife by her gender‚ Crooks because of his race‚ and Candy due to his disability and his age. Curly’s wife is isolated throughout
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haunt him due to his confrontation with Lennie. Another character that was discriminated was Curley’s wife‚ but this time due to her gender. Curley’s wife was often misunderstood in the ranch due to her attention hungry self and flirting ways. The men discriminate her due to her circumstance of being the only girl on the ranch and always trying to attract attention. George even said‚ “Ranch with a bunch of guys ain’t no place for a girl‚ ‘specially like her”(Pg 34) This quote voices George’s opinion
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How Is The Themes Of Dreams Presented And Developed In Of Mice And Men? Dreams Help People In Life Generally Because Dreams Are Something To Inspire To And Life Is Full Of Inspiration. Steinbeck Wrote A Short Novel ‘Of Mice And Men It Was Set In The 1930’s In America In The Time Of The Great Depression‚ Plaguing The People‚ People Lose Their Jobs And Work Is Hard To Come Around‚ He Depicts The Tale Of Two Itinerant Workers Working On A Ranch Try To Get Enough Money To Be Their Own Ranch. Dreams
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these type of test. People hear about it here and there‚ but do they really know the truth? Statistics show there are fourteen to seventy million animals used for animal testing each year. Also‚ more than fifty percent of the animals tested on die three weeks later. These animals are not just mice and rats‚ they are dogs and cats as well. Many of the animals in the labs have been burnt‚ tortured‚ shocked‚ or starved. To top it all off‚ they do not give them any pain medicine to help them cope with the
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